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Four Raptors set to return to active roster after prolonged absence
DETROIT - The Toronto Raptors will get four players back tonight after they were sidelined for nearly two weeks for health and safety protocols. Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, Malachi Flynn and Patrick...
Mar 17, 2021
Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock
VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...
Mar 17, 2021
Lametti warns Senate that more amendments to judicial training bill could doom it
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is warning the Senate that making further amendments to legislation requiring new judges to take training on sexual assault law could doom the bill to failing f...
Mar 17, 2021
Red Deer with 96 active COVID-19 cases
There was a slight uptick in Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count on Wednesday. The latest update from the province shows 96 active cases in the city, up three from Tuesday.Red Deer added 11 recoveri...
Mar 17, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 17
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses.By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, ...
Mar 17, 2021
Waiting game continues for Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe
Star Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has faced a long list of hurdles on her Olympic journey during this extended quadrennial. Simply qualifying for the 2021 Summer Games has been a challe...
Mar 17, 2021
'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau
WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...
Mar 17, 2021
Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....
Mar 17, 2021
Deadline for province's Working Parent Benefit ends March 31
EDMONTON, AB- Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.Alberta parents "who used child care from April to December ...
Mar 17, 2021